South Korean literature

This term, the popular fiction, is defined as the mass market-targeted works, or as an opposite of the pure literature.

For lighter works, Kim Jin-myung, the author of The Rose of Sharon Blooms Again, is one of the most best selling writers.

The historical fiction of South Korea often covers the Joseon period and the colonial era.

Lee In-hwi's novels often depict historical labor rights issues in South Korea in the 1980s and 1990s.

List of Korean-language poets Notable modern poets include Moon Deok-soo [ko] (문덕수, 文德守, b.1928),[6] Choi Nam-son (1890–1957) [7] and Kim Sowol,[8] Ki Hyung-do, Chon Sang-pyong.